Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed-
doors with the nation’s security chiefs.
The meeting, our correspondent learnt, reviewed the
military operations in the troubled Niger Delta
region and the ongoing anti-terrorism war in the
North East.
Security chiefs who attended the meeting included
the Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief
of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; Chief of Air Staff, Air
Marshal Sadique Abubakar; Chief of Naval Staff,
Ibok-Ete Ibas; Director-General of the Department of
State Services, Lawal Daura; Director-General,
National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ayo Oke; and the
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim
Idris.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of
Defence, Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (retd.); National
Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Munguno
(retd.); Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal; and the Chief of
Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari.
They did not speak with journalists at the end of the
meeting that lasted over three hours.
Olonisakin quickly moved to his waiting car as he
came out of the venue of the meeting.
When Buratai was approached for comment, he
directed journalists to the CDS who had already
gone out of the premises.
The Presidency did not issue any official statement
on either the agenda or outcome of the meeting.
